Most Invaluable Promotions (MVP) has formally added one other elite title to its roster, saying the signing of pound-for-pound celebrity, three-division world champion, and present WBC minimumweight titleholder at 105 lbs, Yokasta Valle (33-3, 10 KOs). The signing was finalized in San Jose, Costa Rica, throughout a press convention held on the Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, with Valle placing pen to paper alongside MVP CEO and co-founder Nakisa Bidarian. The occasion was a celebration not solely of her profession milestone, but additionally of the continued rise of ladies’s boxing worldwide.

Valle’s sister, Naomy Valle (14-0, 9 KOs), the WBC Youth champion at 108 lbs and a current MVP signee herself, joined her on stage, symbolizing a robust household legacy within the sport. With the addition of Yokasta, MVP now promotes six of the highest ten ladies’s pound-for-pound fighters globally in accordance with Boxrec, and 5 of the highest ten as ranked by ESPN—cementing its place as a worldwide chief in ladies’s boxing.

Born in Nicaragua however raised in Costa Rica, Yokasta Valle’s story is one in every of resilience and willpower. Her household relocated to Costa Rica seeking a greater future, the place she grew up in San José, growing the values that will information her profession—self-discipline, perseverance, and an unshakable will to succeed. From restricted sources to breaking right into a sport lengthy dominated by males, Valle fought not just for her personal desires, but additionally to pave the way in which for different ladies in boxing.

Earlier than turning skilled, she grew to become a two-time Central American beginner champion. In 2016, she captured her first world title, starting a profession that has since seen her gather six world titles throughout three weight divisions (102, 105, and 108 lbs). Identified for her willingness to tackle champions in their very own backyards, Valle has grow to be a globally acknowledged competitor and a proud advocate for equal pay in ladies’s boxing—attaining purse parity with male boxers in comparable positions. She has held the WBC minimumweight title since November 2024, defending it with consistency and fearless willpower.

Outdoors the ring, Valle is simply as impactful. She grew to become the primary Central American world champion to run her personal promotional firm, Yoka Sports activities & Boxing Promotions, which creates alternatives for the subsequent technology of fighters, particularly ladies. She can be the face of main manufacturers like Vaseline, Kolbi, Grupo Mutual, Dexketo, and Chery, and has been honored as a nationwide sports activities ambassador for Costa Rica. In 2023, the United Nations acknowledged her as their Costa Rica Champion for her advocacy in ladies’s rights and migrants’ rights.

Now 32, Valle stays deeply related to her roots and to her household, significantly her sister Naomy, who shares her boxing ardour whereas pursuing a profession as a pilot. Collectively, they signify a brand new period for Costa Rican boxing—one constructed on talent, coronary heart, and the refusal to simply accept limits.

“At present marks a brand new chapter in my profession, and I couldn’t be extra excited to announce that I’m becoming a member of Most Invaluable Promotions,” Valle mentioned. “This signing isn’t just a step for me—it’s a step ahead for all of Latin American ladies’s boxing, proving that our tales, our expertise, and our ardour need to be on the largest phases. I’ve walked a path stuffed with sacrifices, powerful coaching, and battles inside and out of doors the ring. Each punch, each victory, and each setback has ready me for this second. MVP has proven they consider in ladies and in our potential to fill arenas and break obstacles, and I’m right here to go away my coronary heart in each battle. Thanks to MVP for believing in me, to my crew who by no means let go of me, and to all my Latino individuals who have supported me, irrespective of the space. This new stage is for you—as a result of collectively, we’re going to maintain making historical past.”